Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Oct 6
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,128 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 1,075▲ 131 vs year ago 997 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 141▲ 36 vs year ago 91 · +39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 56▲ 17 vs year ago 21 · +81.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 550lbs traded $2.00-$5.00 lower, over 550lbs $7.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $2.00-$5.00 lower, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good with stronger demand for Boner & Lean Slaughter Cows this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.02/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −9.60 against this barn's trailing median of $382.62.
Average price
$373.02
149 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$479
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.73
vs TN average
−11.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543383.802,082117
Medium and Large 2545335.531,82728
Medium and Large 3501320.001,6034thin
One grade step is worth $63.80/cwt here — about $479 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale149 hd
373.02
—
TN average15 barns · 735 hd
346.29
+26.73
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−11.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
382.62
−9.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
432391351310median 382.6203/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $418.38, low $323.74, median $382.62 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,777190.553,38520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,452172.882,51118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,153170.631,96739
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,024148.681,52231

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,5535
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$2,5222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,25710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,2751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)620$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$3,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$1,0751thin

Every lot

127 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317503.96/cwt470.00–520.001,5986
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337429.09/cwt420.00–435.001,4463
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367463.27/cwt450.00–475.001,7009
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375420.02/cwt410.00–435.001,57510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426419.56/cwt400.00–430.001,78720
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468418.35/cwt415.00–420.001,9583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471394.39/cwt380.00–410.001,85816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478364.45/cwt350.00–380.001,7422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519393.65/cwt370.00–400.002,04322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525411.01/cwt410.00–415.002,15815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536365.03/cwt350.00–370.001,9578
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561351.02/cwt350.00–355.001,9695
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,3113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572384.55/cwt370.00–395.002,20067
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615340.08/cwt335.00–345.002,0912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621371.09/cwt350.00–385.002,30423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added636376.93/cwt360.00–396.002,39712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672349.80/cwt340.00–360.002,3513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676370.58/cwt355.00–382.002,5057
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added695387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,6902
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713362.23/cwt340.00–376.002,58321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5832
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793339.26/cwt337.00–340.002,6904
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added806342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,7577
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825336.01/cwt330.00–338.002,7724
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added959294.34/cwt285.00–300.002,8238
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,014322.00/cwt322.00–322.003,26555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1202495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325406.77/cwt400.00–420.001,3223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335439.37/cwt430.00–450.001,47210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369425.91/cwt410.00–441.001,57226
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389353.13/cwt350.00–370.001,3746
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420408.06/cwt394.00–420.001,71454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428375.03/cwt370.00–380.001,6052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added452415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,87613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471401.81/cwt385.00–410.001,89343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477360.52/cwt345.00–375.001,72014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6581
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3501320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513350.97/cwt330.00–370.001,80013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527391.00/cwt370.00–400.002,06172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567369.95/cwt350.00–382.002,09838
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572322.14/cwt300.00–340.001,84315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628338.53/cwt320.00–352.002,12671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639318.91/cwt310.00–320.002,0389
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9654
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666307.11/cwt300.00–310.002,0457
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672323.53/cwt315.00–332.002,17418
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737325.32/cwt320.00–327.002,3988
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763309.96/cwt300.00–315.002,3653
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3551
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213487.19/cwt480.00–500.001,0383
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280513.10/cwt500.00–520.001,4373
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317481.06/cwt450.00–500.001,5255
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324417.64/cwt400.00–435.001,3535
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371426.89/cwt410.00–440.001,5848
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383378.88/cwt370.00–385.001,45112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426378.33/cwt360.00–395.001,6126
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7203
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440410.93/cwt400.00–420.001,80810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473380.89/cwt370.00–400.001,80228
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473362.65/cwt350.00–370.001,7159
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529361.51/cwt350.00–380.001,91232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534339.09/cwt320.00–350.001,81113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566349.73/cwt340.00–370.001,97922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575326.81/cwt315.00–340.001,87910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Bulls600–650Small 1605288.50/cwt285.00–292.001,7452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619336.73/cwt330.00–345.002,08420
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630305.84/cwt290.00–325.001,9274
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668299.23/cwt280.00–317.001,9993
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670325.18/cwt320.00–332.002,17914
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy707350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4756
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1731307.89/cwt300.00–317.002,2515
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740299.97/cwt295.00–305.002,2202
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755306.68/cwt305.00–310.002,3153
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2777274.17/cwt270.00–277.002,1305
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830301.94/cwt297.00–307.002,5062
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870296.84/cwt292.00–302.002,5837
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,4211
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1946246.24/cwt245.00–250.002,3294
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,652190.50/cwt190.00–192.003,1475
Bulls——1,704179.48/cwt172.00–182.003,0587
Bulls——1,918200.28/cwt196.00–206.003,8418
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968134.34/cwt132.00–137.001,3006
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033163.90/cwt160.00–169.001,6936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038143.66/cwt140.00–147.001,49110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039153.68/cwt151.00–158.001,5979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142175.81/cwt170.00–182.002,00824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159164.38/cwt160.00–168.001,90511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201156.70/cwt154.00–159.001,8824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443176.84/cwt172.00–180.002,55210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464167.93/cwt166.00–169.002,4588
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39481,663.39/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0932,529.41/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0962,131.30/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1782,521.97/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2653,216.30/head3,075.00–3,350.003,2162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2773,139.43/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1393
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.